The Portrait

East coast native Jessica White met her husband, Patrick, the first week of college at Xavier University in Cincinnati. “We have been together since we were 18 and he is my partner and my best friend,” says Jessica, who moved to Chicago after graduating and began working as a nurse. “I got accepted into Nurse

Grace Millar’s love of design took her from the North Shore to New York City, where she is now a senior graphic artist for the luxury skin care brand, La Mer. She has built quite an impressive resume since graduating from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) five years ago, working on graphic

When Lake Bluff ’s Nicole Quick was offered the chance to live abroad, she jumped at the opportunity to experience new people and cultures with her family in tow. After stops in Sweden and Singapore, Quick and her husband returned to her hometown to raise their three boys—not far from her parents—where you will find

Growing up in a David Adler landmark in Lake Forest, it’s not surprising the Miranda Luce (now Maxfield) has a passion for antiques and fine interiors. In addition to meeting people and visiting beautiful homes all over Chicago and the North Shore, one of the things she loves about her role as a Senior Manager

Sixteen years ago, Molly Harper and her husband Brad decided to make Lake Bluff their home. Today, as the busy mom to three teenagers— Jackson, Reese, and Brady—Molly can’t imagine her life anywhere else. Fitness has long been a passion of Molly’s—26 years to be exact—having been an aerobics instructor while in college and a

Megan Cooper was born and raised in the Bay Area, but a twist of fate landed her on the North Shore. She studied anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and while there met her Winnetka native husband Eric, who she says was “probably one of eight non-Californians, and I just happened to fall